Daily Republican., 1887-09-13
Our Consultation.

To-day ends century OF Constitu-
tionAl government. under . coastituti tion
made ~ an1 siih the consent OF the
sove;aed, RspiolioAn form o. gov
eramsnt ons hnpired years ago vas IN
untriei experiment, would Ii succeed
or would IL not Vas the question. Tae
colout-s Tad bat . short time before
emesS-- from , seven years VAT With
the N l1esr coantry in which they were
victcr.eaa rney had thrown of the
shscksi. of evsa . limited monarchy
and they we're looking around TO eee
what "a Of s,vernment was best
suited u tasir condition. II the mild
lni .ei 4 noaaresy o! Great Britain did
not AosssF the purpose 1t was no use
cepy ins after the n ore absolute moa
archie. ci Francs a. that time, though
she ~r 6 friend .. the colonies, Span
and Germany, no. the imperial edtcti
Of ElSsa. Tners Was nothing in spy
oftse.e rove-nns snts thai recon men led
Itself 1o ;as Ssarss bound up to thai
time ~ & confederation br; little ifar y
stroug Ensn . re.sal agresrsnt The
men $40 h>d ssood By each other,
e1JA AC. ~ s-AA ACA AZ
less "a: ~Sused nothing SHAT looked like
or s.v.f.5 o'royAi-y. All these noions
hal washed i.5m their minds during
seven yssSs o, relentless And bloody
VA. Z Gaping ons danger they did
no, VA; % ra.a ln.o another. They
were brethren in trial, brethren in bs.
tie, brethren Ia defeat brethren In vic.
tory .ed shey were determined to be
bre.hrsa Ia \ government, which reoog
nizsi n rule pat that of right, no cod,
but thA; o, justice, no law but thA. o
equality OF rights before man and oetor'
God.
Imsael With these eternal principle
OF j1s;.ss aud right, what . grand gov
rpment structure our fathers resret
one h1rdred years ago. Monarchy
laughst ~ it, Imperialism s,ornei 1t
tyranny forged lis chains to bind H.
and saHr,hy hsun.sd It's gory fig In
Its faos, but the young Republic grew
and waved stronger and stronger. S:
early .. 1912 II was brought face to face
Agaiu v..h It's old enemy, and from tbs
tolSi ne battles OF l776 were fought
over again, VITA viotory On the side oI
the yoarg Republic. On ses aud on
lard A rarioar arms triump paed, and as
the brOxtn coin mns OF C1lbourne and
Boss re rsA.ei from Baltimore and those
OF PscE :uhAm aud G .bbs recoiled from
before .cksJn's r!hemen q. New OF.
leans, ,aa las. foreign invaders OF our
shores disappeared. Bat the Repu bile
kept cn growing Stronger As year by
ye,s T ed around. In 1874 . brush
with N ezIo1 showed to the world that
she Was no more . second rate power,
and the war Of the rebellion from 1861
to 1866 though bloody epoch aud q
time tast tried mems souls, has the
more f ,m!y established tse R.pu blio.
The strongest and mos. prosperous ns.
tion ca the earth, 1t stands a mode
govern Il ant. She has increased from
the th'r esa original States to thirty
eighi 5 ate3 and Six Territories, and
from three million to Sky million ol
people, IL: oil the people rel oice. In
these re- jtcing, Delaware, LILLE though
she be, claims modest share, and al
DelswsrsaDs every heart will throt
with delight tha. little Delaware will
be awarded tho post o, honoi in tn,
great 1!llfary parade on Thursday q
being tie first STATE to adopt the Con
ssituuon which Is to be houored In tn
gres: ,ennial. Delaware 1rani
mously adopted the Constitution Da
oember 3, 1881 and was the frs. Stat
In tile [ aion 10 do so.